Decades before we were able to articulate the value of 'getting out of the building' and the Lean Startup, the value in having skunk works controlling their own distribution was starkly evident.
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Skunk works were emblematic of corporate structures that focused on execution and devalued innovation.
Skunk works differed from advanced research groups in that they were more than just product development groups. They had direct interaction with customers and controlled a sales channel which allowed them to negotiate their own deals with customers.
Every company needs to have a skunkworks, to try things that have a high probability of failing. You try to minimize failure, but at the same time, if you're not willing to try things that are inherently risky, you're not going to make progress.
What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.
Sometimes when you get in a fight with a skunk, you can't tell who started it.
It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.
The 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part because it gave people the sense that the economy was moving.
Sometimes in politics one must duel with skunks, but no one should be fool enough to allow skunks to choose the weapons.
The Lean Startup has evolved into a movement that is having a significant impact on how companies are built, funded and scaled.
People lucky enough to live in the vicinity of an industrial hog farm are, with each breath, made keenly aware of the cause of their declining property values.
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